The 215-Megawatt (MW) Kudenda Thermal Power Plant in Kaduna State is yet to take off 10 years after contract for it was awarded. The non-take off of the plant, a project of the Federal Ministry of Power, is despite the…
Amidst prevailing liquidity crisis in the power sector, customers of the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) owe at least N65.9 billion energy debts for the first three months of 2019, records have shown. Read more:
It’s Tuesday morning, and pupils and teachers walk-in and out of Mamudo Primary School, obeying bell rings that command them to maximize their school hours. Amidst chats and shriek of pupils in Primary 3B, Halima Muhammed, 9, was sitting on…
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of State, Mr Goddy Jedy Agba and other officials of the Federal Ministry of Power, recently inspected the 40 megawatts (MW) Kashimbilla hydropower dam in Taraba State. Read more:
The Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Friday disclosed that its ongoing cleanup discovered 256 deceased teachers who were still drawing their salaries on payroll. SUBEB’s chairman, Mathew Mnyam, who made the disclosure at a press conference in…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday queried the chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mohammed Dan’azumi, for not knowing the exact number of staff on the board’s payroll. The governor queried the SUBEB boss,…
Governor Abdullahi Sule has expressed dismay over the manner at which sporting kits procured by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Educatio Board, SUBEB were not utilised. It comes after he queried the chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education…
The Market Operator (MO), a section of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday said it has notified the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on the intent to terminate its rights in the electricity market from September 10, 2019. MO…
Nigeria has added a generation capacity of 4,025 megawatts (MW) through the construction and operation of eight power plants on the national grid. Data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power indicate that generation capacity is over 7,500MW, transmission is…
Daily Trust correspondents travelled to Okobo Okpiko community in Anka LG of Kogi State where lab analysis shows that coal mining activities are contaminating water sources. However, the coal mining company denies wrongdoing and insists it is trying to improve…
